Question

crossword
the
call of
the wild
by
jack london
complete and unabridged
across

1. the main character
2. where buck is from
3. francois and perrault, bucks new owners, use

buck to pull their sled and deliver ___.

1. the leader of the dog team when buck joins
2. buck and spitz quickly become ___ (aka

enemies)

1. forced to do something by external stimulus
2. the man who beat buck into submission
3. done unconsciously without intent
4. the man who stole buck from his home
5. the dog killed in a brutal dog fight

down

1. marked by hostility or aggression
2. where the dog - traders ship buck
3. bucks dog team is attacked by ___ dogs.
4. perrault and francois are headed to the town of

_____ to deliver mail and packages.

1. extremely hungry
2. buck is put on a ship to ___.

Explanation:

To solve the crossword, we analyze each clue:

Across:

1. The main character of The Call of the Wild is Buck (matches the filled 1st across).
2. Buck is from California (filled as "california" in the 5th across).
3. Francois and Perrault use Buck to deliver mail (filled as "mail" in the 6th across).
4. The dog team leader when Buck joins is Spitz (filled as "SPITZ" in the 7th across).
5. Buck and Spitz become rivals (filled as "RIVALS" in the 8th across).
6. "Forced to do something..." is compelled (filled as "compelled" in the 9th across).
7. The man who beat Buck: Need to infer, but the grid has a blank here.
8. "Done unconsciously..." likely involuntary (but grid shows a blank, maybe partial).
9. The man who stole Buck: Manuel (filled as "manuel" in the 13th across).
10. The dog killed: Curly (filled as "curly" in the 14th across).

Down:

1. "Marked by hostility..." is savage (matches the "s" start, but grid shows "s e a t t e" – maybe "savage" fits length? Wait, the down 2: "Where dog - traders ship Buck" is Seattle (matches "s e a t t e" as "seattle" – missing "l"? Maybe typo).
2. Buck’s team attacked by wild dogs (grid has "w i l d" filled as "wild").
3. Perrault/Francois head to Dawson (grid has "w i l d" – no, wait, down 4: the grid’s down 4 intersects with across 6 ("mail") – the filled "w i l d" is down 3? Wait, down 3 is "w i l d" (wild dogs). Down 4: the town is Dawson (but grid shows "w i l d" – maybe error, but the filled "mail" (across 6) intersects with down 4, which would be "Dawson" (length 6? No, "Dawson" is 6 letters. Wait, the grid’s down 4: the first letter is "D" (from across 4? No, across 4 is blank. Wait, the filled "mail" (across 6) has a down intersect at the 3rd letter (i) – maybe down 4 is "Dawson".
4. "Extremely hungry" is ravenous (grid blank, length 8? No, the grid’s down 10: intersects with across 10. Across 10 is blank, down 10 is "extremely hungry" – maybe "starved" but length?
5. Buck is shipped to Alaska (grid has a blank, starts with "A"? No, the down 12 intersects with across 12 (blank) – maybe "Alaska".

Answer:

The filled answers match clues:

• Across: 1. Buck, 5. California, 6. Mail, 7. Spitz, 8. Rivals, 9. Compelled, 13. Manuel, 14. Curly.
• Down: 3. Wild, 13. Manuel (matches across 13), 14. Curly (matches across 14).

(Note: Some blanks are due to partial filling, but the filled ones align with The Call of the Wild plot.)